[78-L] Groove spacing - groove width

[Royal Pemberton]

And also, did they filter something on one issue they didn't on another?
For instance, Columbia 36268 (1941) and 37271 (1947) both have 'Snowfall'
by Claude Thornhill on one side, from the same master take source, but the
bass is almost completely MIA on 37271.

On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 6:49 AM, David Lennick <
dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid> wrote:

>
> That book containing "all the curves" that was meant to match the OWL
> claimed
> that Columbia didn't change its curve from 1939 to 1955. Horsefeathers, of
> course..every time they needed new 78 masters they did new dubs from the
> 16-inchers, with a different EQ each time. The mid 40s were the worst ones
> with
> that gigantic mid-range hump (which I can only presume was so that its
> records
> would sound lousy on Victor players..problem is they sounded lousy on
> everything else as well).
>
> dl
>
>
> On 11/21/2016 5:15 PM, J. E. Knox wrote:
> > I find NO evidence of a treble boost (requiring a roll-off on playback)
> on ANY prewar Columbia commercial 78, or on a number of *postwar* ones as
> well! To make matters worse, from 1939 on, Columbia 78s are dubbed from
> 33-1/3 rpm safeties so are second-generation recordings.
> >
> > Take care,
> >
> >
> > —
> > Joe
> > —
> > “The only escape from the miseries of life are music and cats...”—Albert
> Schweitzer
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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